Example sentences of "it can [be] [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be seen at certain times . |
| 2 | And it can be done at any level . |
| 3 | It can be done at this speed . |
| 4 | The analogy must not be overstretched , but the fact that it can be made at all shows how integrated mass media were into the rhythms and activities of society . |
| 5 | It can be made at any time once an action has been raised . |
| 6 | It conveys strain and effort ; the psychological rendering of a concentration on each separate moment and the feeling that every moment will be recoverable in memory ( perhaps strobe-like stop-motion would be more logical here , but it could provoke laughter or distraction , a break in concentration on the story ) ; and finally the suggestion that the action is so rapid that it must be slowed down so that it can be perceived at all . |
| 7 | One of the fundamental aspects of LIFESPAN is that it can be accessed at any time from any directory to which you have access . |
| 8 | Now lawyers for Asda supermarkets have realised it can be sold at any time by the case — that means at least nine litres of wine or 20 litres of beer . |
| 9 | There are for instance extreme examples of the inhibition or punishment of the sexual act in which laughter can not be other than inhumane if it can be found at all : for example in Connebert , where a lecherous priest has to castrate himself in order to save his life , or Le Prestre et le leu , " The priest and the wolf " , a laconically brief tale of just twenty-eight lines relating how a peasant digs a trap for a lecherous priest , into which first a wolf , then the priest , and then the wife 's maid sent to see if the priest is coming fall in turn , after which the peasant kills the wolf , castrates the priest , and chases off the maid . |
| 10 | The degree of confusion usually reduces with the passage of time , although it can be heightened at any point in life as a result of threat or adversity . |
| 11 | It can be changed at any time ( with the process stopped ) . |
| 12 | The Client must have been created before it can be used at this option . |
| 13 | If it does so the provisions of section 80A apply instead of those in subsections ( 4 ) and ( 5 ) of section 80 and the authority can be given for any fixed period or indefinitely though it can be revoked at any time . |
| 14 | Happily , some adventure games save the state of the game to tape so it can be continued at some other convenient time . |
| 15 | Once a shape has been generated , however , it can be plotted at any position and in any orientation or size so a library of shapes can be built up for repeated use . |
| 16 | It is the stuff of dreams and memories and heady ways on the rock : all the more valuable in that it can be enjoyed at all levels of difficulty . |
| 17 | The advantages are that it can be bought at any time , changed without penalty and fully refunded . |